Rectangular ‘Bale’ Shape Watch Crystal Cutting
Review and some short advices for specially shaped mineral glass crystal cutting and polishing in a watchmaking workshop.
French Diving Watches of the 1960’s and 70’s – PART I
In Part One of this review, we look at the phenomenon of the rise in popularity of diving watches and why they are so popular nowadays. In Part Two, we formulate some lifehacks for choosing vintage ‘divers’ that look and feel good on the wrist. Part I The Modern Popularity Factor Why are watches with …
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URWERK UR-103 Watch Repair
Module ‘Sandwich’ Review It does just happen sometimes… Crashing down from the second floor, broken crystal everywhere. The Swiss Urwerk 103 is a robust and well-constructed watch, but down from the second floor is a hard fall. The sapphire glass is shattered, a strap stud is broken, and the movement has stopped. URWERK 103 limited …
Breitling Chronograph Restoration
Gold 18K Breitling chronograph based on famous Venus 170 movement – dial restoration, missing bezel machining.
Le Phare Minute Repeater 49 mm ~1890’s
Repeater function striking hours, quarter-hours and minutes with two hammers on two gongs. Spectacular complicated movement view through caseback crystal. New made case, diameter 49 mm.
PRICE (£): 2450
LeCoultre Calibre 50 Grande Complication
Vintage LeCoultre & Co ‘Calibre 50’ minute repeater split seconds chronograph perpetual calendar enamel dial moonphase movement for custom watch commission project.
Audemars Freres Petite Sonnerie Carillon Gold Case Creation
Gold Watch Case Design and Manufacturing Our initial plan for this watch was just to rehouse the movement into a newly made gold case. However, not only did we want to give it a new case, we also wanted to make this watch as beautiful as possible, to make it an absolute pleasure to behold. …
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RBTH – “Watches from the Soviet Union”
An article about USSR watches, some thoughts and stories from German Polosin are included.
Patek Philippe and the Chamber of Secrets
A charming story for true pocket watch collectors. This watch is special and unique because of its age and quality. The watch was made in 1903 by Patek Phillipe Geneve manufacture and is in an excellent condition for its 114-years age. Although the original watch box was old, with the cover cloth all rubbed and broken, has revealed …
Ulysse Nardin Gold Watch Case Creation
This project demonstrates a rather simple case production in a classic ‘antique’ design, and shows how we reconstruct the traditional manual wristwatch case creation process of the early 1900’s. Old Swiss Movement A noble little movement is ready to be a new watch. This one was produced in the 1890’s by Ulysse Nardin manufacturing, based on …